Congratulations Nair for the well deserved spotlight with "Guardians of the Galaxy" .. this complete series is superb!
Marthe

Justin Russell said:

May 10th, 2013 (9:15am) PDT

U are a great photographer and i look up to u as a role model and inspiration.

marthe said:

April 10th, 2013 (5:15pm) PDT

Congratulations Nair for the spotlight with "Mystic Blue Hour"!!
well deserved recognition of your work!
Marthe

Jeff Kitts said:

March 5th, 2013 (6:26am) PST

Absolutely Amazing Gallery Nair !!!

Michael del Pilar said:

January 27th, 2013 (6:41am) PST

contd..incandescent, or reflections..outdoor, indoor...I've shared this info(which I've seen in magazines) with several folks but only Jade has posted some cool images using it. Your long exposures, especially at night, would probably be dynamite. Anyway, hope this helps and wish you the best, my friend...probably gonna give things a rest for a while....regards, Mickey...

Michael del Pilar said:

January 27th, 2013 (6:34am) PST

contd..that focus point. If you're shooting nature, landscape, buildings, moon, sun (stationary objects) then a tripod would be a good idea. Extended exposures up to 30 sec(or beyond) would probably be better in Manual Mode (or B setting, maybe Aperture) with the IS turned off, might have to play around with the AF. Post adjustments, processing will help to bring out the colors, etc., success rate is kinda low but finding that gem is a rush. Day or night is cool, any light source, natural, neon,

Michael del Pilar said:

January 27th, 2013 (6:21am) PST

Hi Nair, don't think that private message ever went through, must be a glitch. Anyway, a slow shutter speed is used (1/15 to 1 sec) although I saw a great image using a 30 sec exposure. I use Shutter Priority & zoom the lens from far to near (rotate counterclockwise) while pressing the shutter. I rarely use a tripod since I do a lot of street shots that are spontaneous & also shoot from the hip a lot. Keeping something in relative focus is a good idea, the zoom effect will seem to radiate from..

Sent you a private message about the zoom technique....if you didn't receive it, let me know and I will resend it on this format...regards, M....

said:

January 16th, 2013 (5:29am) PST

Thank you Nair for your visit and comments.

Richard Bland said:

January 15th, 2013 (12:05am) PST

This is a very big thank you Nair for your compliment for "A Sense of Wonder" .........I appreciate it very much
Kind Regards Richard

LAURA HACHUEL said:

January 9th, 2013 (4:00pm) PST

Thank you for your comment! your work is impressive !

Richard Bland said:

December 16th, 2012 (7:07pm) PST

I thank you very much for putting aside some time to comment on "Calm"
Appreciate it
Regards Richard

Paul Porter said:

December 10th, 2012 (3:21pm) PST

Nair, thanks so much for your recent visit and comments. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Richard Bland said:

December 4th, 2012 (8:07am) PST

Thank you Nair for the compliment for "Single" I appreciate it
Regards Richard :-)

Lorenzo Cassina said:

December 2nd, 2012 (8:41am) PST

:)) thank you my friend! Great to read your comment again.

marthe said:

November 17th, 2012 (4:43am) PST

Nair, thank you kindly for your nice comments ! much appreciated!

Richard Bland said:

November 9th, 2012 (8:57pm) PST

Hi Nair my thanks for the time you have given to comment on "Tricky" I appreciate it
....... Richard :-)

noisycats said:

October 20th, 2012 (12:11pm) PDT

Thank you for you thoughtful comments on "a simple photo for a simple day" . :)

Richard Bland said:

October 16th, 2012 (11:22pm) PDT

A very good morning Nair and thank you very much for your compliment for "Four"
Regards Richard

noisycats said:

October 14th, 2012 (9:58am) PDT

Thank you for the comments on my photo. I am glad you like the motorcycle! :)

Lorenzo Cassina said:

September 26th, 2012 (7:43pm) PDT

Hello Nair, the car you liked is a 370z. I send my picture to a friend and he said the 350 is different confirming what I thought. Thanks for your comment! Lorenzo

Jim Nall said:

September 24th, 2012 (9:06am) PDT

Hello Nair! FYI, I used the Canon 100-400mm tele lens for the Northern Cardinal photo. Thank you for commenting, I am quite appreciative. I really like your work!

Richard Bland said:

September 22nd, 2012 (10:55pm) PDT

Good Morning Nair and thank you for taking the time to comment on "Old Friends"
Regards Richard :-)

Peter O'Hara said:

September 7th, 2012 (7:08am) PDT

Nair, Thanks very much for the comment on "Golden"! This photo has gotten some good response and some not so good response on other sites. It's certainly not the type of processing I would use on many images but in this one I thought that it highlighted the curves in a unique way so I appreciate your comment. It's not that I need to please everyone who views my work but it is reassuring that at least someone else sees what I see in the image. Thanks again, Peter

Richard Bland said:

August 31st, 2012 (8:12pm) PDT

Thank you Nair I do appreciate your compliment for "Waiting"
Regards Richard :-)

Bernard Kwek said:

August 3rd, 2012 (4:39am) PDT

Hi Nair, thank you for your kind comments & support!!

John Kimball said:

August 2nd, 2012 (11:42am) PDT

Thanks so much for your wonderful comments Nair!

Mehdi said:

August 1st, 2012 (2:24am) PDT

Thank you Nair for your kind visit :)

Richard Bland said:

July 30th, 2012 (11:34pm) PDT

My thanks Nair for your compliment for "Glass". Thank you for the visit :-)
Regards Richard

Tom Shacochis said:

July 30th, 2012 (7:27am) PDT

Thanks for your visit. I admire your work.

victor magdic said:

July 27th, 2012 (3:40pm) PDT

Thank you for your recent comments.

Irfan Nabi said:

July 27th, 2012 (1:31am) PDT

Thanks Nair for your ongoing support ! very encouraging indeed....

Richard Bland said:

July 24th, 2012 (11:38pm) PDT

My thanks Nair for the great compliment for "The Gate Keeper" I appreciate it
Regards Richard :-)

Thank you my friend for your comment. As for the light box, I have to answer kind of. My son has a bright light where I place the vase covering the base so the light was centralized. Hope this answers your question. :)) Lorenzo

Irfan Nabi said:

July 20th, 2012 (8:47am) PDT

Nair thanks again for all your support and liking on 'beat the heat...'

Thank you Nair for the compliment for "Bird House in Your Soul" and for my B&W
Richard

Richard Bland said:

July 18th, 2012 (12:30am) PDT

Good Morning Nair and my thanks to you for the compliment for "Wag" the dog was a star till she met me :-)
Richard

Rachelle Crockett said:

July 17th, 2012 (1:14pm) PDT

Thank you so much for your kind comments on my portraiture work. It is greatly appreciated :) I'd love to know what you think about my collection at facebook.com/inspiredbychellephotography ~ Love your gallery!!!

Alberto Carati said:

July 17th, 2012 (7:37am) PDT

Your gallery is full of great shots. It's a pleasure to see the world through your camera.

Irfan Nabi said:

July 17th, 2012 (2:11am) PDT

Thanks for liking the sunset shot !

Ian McGregor said:

July 16th, 2012 (4:22pm) PDT

Thanks for your support Nair, much appreciated!

Tom Shacochis said:

July 15th, 2012 (10:03am) PDT

I don't know how to work that chat thing. Sorry that I missed you.

Ivan Peña said:

July 14th, 2012 (7:56pm) PDT

Hi Nair, thanks for your comments. I did use no flash at all for Simple Life shot, it was done using ambient midday light in the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens in Miami... Flash is something I still have to learn.

Richard B said:

July 14th, 2012 (12:52pm) PDT

Hi Nair and my thanks to you for your compliment for "Light" I appreciate it
Kind Regards Richard

Richard B said:

July 13th, 2012 (12:55am) PDT

Thanks Nair for the words for "Sting" first bit of sun we've had for day's :-(
Regards Richard

Hello, Nair....just wanted to say your comment on the 'rose' pic was on the money. You have a keen eye...I was being meticulous in the adjustment level of the saturation....just enough but not too much. Thanks, my friend, for your encouragement and continued support.

Thank you very much Nair for your kind remarks to "In the spotlight." It would be nice that it matched the name and declared a special image. Your wishes are much appreciated. Thanks my friend! Lorenzo

Ritesh P. Shah said:

June 6th, 2012 (9:18am) PDT

Thanks for your encouraging and positive comments on "Natural Bridges"

Ritesh P. Shah said:

June 6th, 2012 (9:10am) PDT

Thanks for visiting my gallery and your kind and encouraging comments. You're right I should have used the CPL filter.

victor magdic said:

June 5th, 2012 (9:17am) PDT

Nair, thank you for your continued support and sincere comments.

Lorenzo Cassina said:

June 4th, 2012 (8:09pm) PDT

Hello Nair! I am happy to know you liked my watermelon and thank you for your continued support. Greatly appreciated! Lorenzo

Richard Bland said:

June 3rd, 2012 (1:55pm) PDT

Thank you Nair for saying something about "Icon" :-)

Lorenzo Cassina said:

June 3rd, 2012 (6:52am) PDT

I've been missing your work my friend. I want to thank you Nair for your recent and past comments! :)) Lorenzo

Thanks again, Nair, for your comment on that 'GE bldg' pic. Always a pleasure to hear from you and receive your feedback !

Lorenzo Cassina said:

April 21st, 2012 (7:54pm) PDT

Thank you my friend. Always great to hear from you! Lorenzo

Michael del Pilar said:

April 20th, 2012 (7:15pm) PDT

My gratitude, Nair, for your recent visit & comments...especially the one about lowering the shutter speed & ISO to lessen the noise. That's great advice ! Sometimes I get lost in the moment & neglect the technicals. I will try to be more methodical in the future because of your constructive analysis. Thank you, my friend !

Michael D. Friedman said:

April 18th, 2012 (8:46am) PDT

Thanks for your comments, Nair.

Lorenzo Cassina said:

April 16th, 2012 (9:20pm) PDT

Gracias my amigo! Lorenzo

Michael del Pilar said:

April 13th, 2012 (10:18pm) PDT

My gratitude, Nair, for your comment on the 'Tahiti' pic...your visit is very appreciated !

Thanks, Nair, for stopping by to comment on that 'library' shot. Your observations & support are always highly regarded.

Michael D. Friedman said:

April 2nd, 2012 (5:30pm) PDT

Thanks Nair. You're right I do tend to like squares, but I have a few rectangles. :)

John Harrison said:

April 1st, 2012 (9:02pm) PDT

yes Nair primes are definitely better and the 135 f2 from Nikon is one of the best they ever made. It has a defocus ring for bokeh front and rear. An amazing lens. thank you friend.

Lorenzo Cassina said:

April 1st, 2012 (6:55am) PDT

First and foremost Thank You for your great comments to my "Coupling" shot. It really came out nice. I was playing with them and realized the perfect match when decided to take the shot.
As for your "Vetrate" image I found it compelling, voted a ten, and now see it lost the top rate. Can someone justify a seven, and if so, what was the comment? Unreal! I've been in the same spot and puzzled about it. If I don't like it I don't vote on it and look for one I like, but never did hit and run. Sorry

mitsu miya said:

March 30th, 2012 (10:17pm) PDT

Thank you for your kind visit and your kind comments.
Your opinion will be very helpful.

Michael del Pilar said:

March 30th, 2012 (6:42am) PDT

...but I haven't been able to figure it out. Looking back in hindsight, I suppose I could have used the 'fireworks' or 'starry night' mode for the desired effect. Anyway, got the Canon back yesterday with a new shutter so am good for another 100,000 miles. But the keen analysis & advice that I receive from talented artists like yourself have helped to improve my game tremendously. So I thank, my friend, for your observations & very helpful comments !

Michael del Pilar said:

March 30th, 2012 (6:38am) PDT

Hi Nair....I understood what you meant the first time around about the small aperture producing that cool starburst effect on the street lamp of that night 'sculpture' shot. The problem was that the shutter on my XSI gave out (imagine that, after only 50,000 shots!) & the camera repair place wouldn't be open for a few days so I only had my Panasonic Lumix compact available for that nighttime excursion. There is a M mode that supposedly lets you manually adjust the shutter & exposure..cont'd

Lorenzo Cassina said:

March 29th, 2012 (9:51pm) PDT

Hi Nair. The peacock I believe was shot with a Sigma 70-300mm as many of my pictures, including the alligator. It's a great lens, super sharp, and inexpensive, but you have to use it with a mono-pod as I did, or tripod. However, to get that close I added an extension tube. Hope this satisfies your inquiry.

Ángel Arcos said:

March 29th, 2012 (9:45pm) PDT

Gracias Nair por tus comentarios!!

Michael del Pilar said:

March 29th, 2012 (8:46pm) PDT

Thanks for stopping by, Nair.....your comments are always helpful & constructive. I find it encouraging that we both have the same Canon but your technical savvy leaves me in the dust. Always look forward to your next presentation !

Lorenzo Cassina said:

March 29th, 2012 (7:00pm) PDT

As for the alligator, I do have some in the back lake. They are not mine but when you live in Florida every waterway has some. Since they have been protected, now there are more than a million. I live border line with the Everglades. The one of my shot today, is a two year old Florida Alligator in captivity and I shot it at Flamingo Gardens.
No, not my pet! I am still wise :)) Lorenzo

Lorenzo Cassina said:

March 29th, 2012 (6:47pm) PDT

Hi Nair, it shows you like it, but you know how to make good use of it. That's the trick, and that's where my congrats come. Keep up with your good work!

Nair, I didn't get a chance to thank you for taking a look at my work. The comments are much appreciated.
Glad I found your gallery and I'm looking forward to taking a closer look. Wonderful stuff.
Simonh

Michael D. Friedman said:

March 27th, 2012 (5:58pm) PDT

Thanks for your support, Nair. I often prefer a square format and have that in mind when I'm shooting.

Lorenzo Cassina said:

March 27th, 2012 (5:29pm) PDT

Many thanks Nair for your kind comments, vote, and being faved too.
I was drawn by this reflections when finding the building just because it seemed one fit perfect inside the other. Thanks my friend!

John Harrison said:

March 27th, 2012 (2:38pm) PDT

Thank you friend, you are inspirational with both words and work

mitsu miya said:

March 25th, 2012 (5:24am) PDT

Thank you for your kind visit and your kind comments on 'Mt.Fuji in the sunset'.

Michael del Pilar said:

March 24th, 2012 (9:17pm) PDT

Hate to admit this but I had to google 'CGI' but you're absolutely right. These pieces are so incredible, I wish you could see them in person..will post some night shots next...thanks for the visit !

Michael del Pilar said:

March 24th, 2012 (8:52pm) PDT

I appreciate your visit and comment on my UN shot, Nair !

mitsu miya said:

March 23rd, 2012 (5:28pm) PDT

Thank you for your kind visit and your kind comments on "Cloudy sky in Yokohama"

Thank you very much Nair. Your comments to my "Silver plate" are very welcome.
By the way, thanks to your comment about details I edit the equipment label since that was taken with my old Olympus. Thanks again!

Michael del Pilar said:

March 22nd, 2012 (12:46pm) PDT

Many thanks, Nair, for taking the time to stop and visit. Your comment is very appreciated and encouraging. Your portfolio is quite impressive.

mitsu miya said:

March 22nd, 2012 (10:12am) PDT

Thank you for your kind visit and your kind comments.

Michael D. Friedman said:

March 21st, 2012 (9:49am) PDT

Thanks very much for your comments, Nair.

mitsu miya said:

March 21st, 2012 (9:44am) PDT

Thank you for your kind visit and your kind comments again.

April Larkin said:

March 20th, 2012 (9:23pm) PDT

Thank you for your visit and comments on my photo "Bridge of Lights", Nair.

mitsu miya said:

March 20th, 2012 (7:57am) PDT

Thank you for your kind visit and your kind comments.

Pamela Palmer said:

March 19th, 2012 (11:16pm) PDT

Thank you for your kind comments and votes of confidence!

mitsu miya said:

March 19th, 2012 (6:35pm) PDT

Thank you for your kind visit and your comments.

Lorenzo Cassina said:

March 16th, 2012 (9:01pm) PDT

And now I am back here to thank you for your comments to "Water grass." Much appreciated!

Lorenzo Cassina said:

March 16th, 2012 (6:13pm) PDT

Thank you Nair. I am glad you liked my "Cormorant closeup." I was lucky to be so close and take that shot.

Lorenzo Cassina said:

March 16th, 2012 (5:29pm) PDT

And thanks too for your comments to "Posing." Gracias!

Lorenzo Cassina said:

March 16th, 2012 (5:19pm) PDT

Thanks Nair for you comment to "Eye-to-eye." Appreciated!

Barbara Jones said:

March 16th, 2012 (12:01pm) PDT

Left the link for the photoshop luminosity masking on the color pop 2 pic...finally, DUH !!

Debi Boucher said:

March 14th, 2012 (7:28pm) PDT

Hi nair - yes, I know I've been quiet here lately - really busy and prioritizing my time - but I'll catch up one of these days! LOL

Jade Carbone said:

March 14th, 2012 (6:17am) PDT

I appreciate your comments Nair and thanks for a adding me to your Snaplist!